Trump Blames Iran for Downing of U.S. Helicopter and Vows to Retaliate
The threat of further U. S. attacks on Iran came as Israeli forces pounded southern Lebanon while targeting Hezbollah.
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Trump says downing of US helicopter not a big deal
Trump says downing of US helicopter not a big deal US President Donald Trump said the downing of a US helicopter “wasn’t a big deal”. “The pilot is fine,” Trump said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, adding that the details of the incident are “much different than you think”.
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UK and allies sanction 'networks' enabling settler violence in West Bank
France will also bar far-right Israeli Minister Bezalel Smotrich from entry as part of the measures, which Israel condemns as "disgraceful".
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Meet the Mamdani-endorsed candidate that could become the first Palestinian in New York Senate
Meet the Mamdani-endorsed candidate that could become the first Palestinian in New York Senate Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Tue, 06/09/2026 - 15:59 Aber Kawas has been organising locally around the issues closest to her community for more than a decade Aber Kawas speaks to members and supporters of the New York Immigration Coalition during a rally for immigration reform in Foley Square, New York City, on 28 June 2016 (Drew Angerer/Getty Images via AFP) Off There are fewer than 10 Palestinian Americans who have ever been elected to statewide offices in the US, and Aber Kawas is looking to add to that number. On 23 June, the Democratic Socialist from the New York City borough of Queens is seeking the Democratic candidacy for Senate District 12, in a primary race that pits her against Filipino-American assemblyman Steven Raga. The winner will carry their campaign through the November midterm elections, and if successful, will begin their term in New York's capital, Albany, in January.
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Child killed in Israeli attack on Gaza City
Child killed in Israeli attack on Gaza City A child has died after sustaining injuries in an Israeli air attack on Gaza City earlier, a source at al-Shifa Hospital told Al Jazeera.
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Bowen: Trump and Netanyahu wanted to reshape the Middle East - now they risk a permacrisis
The US and Israeli leaders have lost control of the consequences after miscalculating the Iran war.
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Iran foreign minister says foreign forces face 'constant risk' of being caught in crossfire
Iran foreign minister says foreign forces face 'constant risk' of being caught in crossfire Strait of Hormuz and surrounding areas, warning they faced a persistent risk of being caught in the crossfire if they remained. "The Strait of Hormuz is NOT international waters but shared between Iran and Oman... Foreign forces in proximity to our territory are at constant risk on account of their own human errors, plain accidents, or potentially being caught in crossfire," Araghchi posted on X.
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Iran shot down 'highly sophisticated' attack helicopter, Trump says
Iran shot down 'highly sophisticated' attack helicopter, Trump says Iran shot down a “highly sophisticated” Apache attack helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz, US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, underscoring how, contrary to the US leader’s previous claims, Iran retains air defence capabilities. “I have just been informed by our Great Military that last night the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache Helicopters while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump wrote on social media. “There were two pilots involved, both are safe and uninjured.
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Iran says foreign forces in proximity to its territory should leave
Iran says foreign forces in proximity to its territory should leave Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said foreign forces in proximity to Iranian territory were at "constant risk on account of their own human errors, plain accidents or potentially being caught in crossfire", asking them to leave. "To reduce risk, best solution is for them (foreign forces) to leave," he said in a post on X. His statements come after US President Donald Trump said Iran was responsible for the downing of a US Apache helicopter that was patrolling the Strait of Hormuz overnight, which he said Washington must respond to.
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Iran shot down 'highly sophisticated' attack helicopter, Trump says
Iran shot down 'highly sophisticated' attack helicopter, Trump says Submitted by Sean Mathews on Tue, 06/09/2026 - 18:50 US president vows to respond to downing of aircraft in Hormuz strait just after saying a deal to end Iran war is days away An Israeli Air Force AH-64 Apache attack helicopter fires rockets while flying at a position along the border between northern Israel and southern Lebanon on 4 March 2026 (Jalaa Marey/AFP) Off Iran shot down a “highly sophisticated” Apache attack helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz, US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, underscoring how, contrary to the US leader’s previous claims, Iran retains air defence capabilities. “I have just been informed by our Great Military that last night the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache Helicopters while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump wrote on social media. “There were two pilots involved, both are safe and uninjured.
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Stripping Jordan of Al-Aqsa custodianship would trigger 'outbreak of violence', expert says
Stripping Jordan of Al-Aqsa custodianship would trigger 'outbreak of violence', expert says A US - Israeli plan to strip the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan of its historic custodianship of Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque complex would lead to an “outbreak of violence” in the Middle East, Israeli-American attorney Daniel Seidemann told Middle East Eye. “What starts in Jerusalem doesn’t stay in Jerusalem," said Seidemann, who is also the founder of Terrestrial Jerusalem, a non-governmental organisation that tracks the development of Israeli settlements in occupied East Jerusalem. "This would send shockwaves throughout the Arab and Muslim world,” he added.
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Trump says U.S. forces "must" respond after Iran shot down helicopter near Hormuz Strait
WASHINGTON, June 9 (Xinhua) -- U. S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday the U.
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Trump vows revenge on Iran for Apache shoot-down
A US attack helicopter was destroyed overnight while patrolling the Strait of Hormuz, the US president has said Iran has downed a US AH-64 Apache attack helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz, US President Donald Trump has claimed, pledging to retaliate for the incident "of necessity. " DETAILS TO FOLLOW (RT.
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Trump vows revenge on Iran over downed Apache
A US attack helicopter was destroyed overnight while patrolling the Strait of Hormuz, the president has said Iran has downed a US AH-64 Apache attack helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz, US President Donald Trump has claimed, pledging to retaliate for the incident "of necessity.
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How a regional defence pact could deal the final blow to Israel's violent expansionism
How a regional defence pact could deal the final blow to Israel's violent expansionism Submitted by David Hearst on Tue, 06/09/2026 - 17:40 Resistance by Iran and its allies has been the only thing stopping Israel's endless quest to seize territory and expel native populations Security forces stand guard during a rally by supporters of the Iran-backed Houthi movement, in solidarity with Lebanon, in Sanaa, Yemen, on 18 May 2026 (Mohammed Huwais/AFP) Off The brief exchange of fire between Iran and Israel was a truer statement of the balance of power that now exists between these two countries than the many spurious claims by US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about having “smashed”, “destroyed” or “obliterated” the armed forces of the Islamic Republic. In firing up to 30 missiles towards Israel in retaliation against its renewed bombing of Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of Beirut, Iran broke the model that Israel had imposed on the two other ceasefires in Lebanon and Gaza: namely that you cease, and we keep on firing. Furthermore, it showed that it would target northern Israel to protect a third country, Lebanon, which is also something of a first.
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"Biden folk turned down PM Modi's direct request" for increased natural gas exports in 2023 amid sanctions on Russian oil: Ex-Trump aide
Washington DC [US] June 9 (ANI): Former US Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA) Victoria Coates has said that the Biden administration declined Prime Minister Narendra Modi's direct request for increased US natural gas exports in 2023 amid Washington's sanctions on Russian oil due to the war in Ukraine.
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Trump blames Iran for downing of army helicopter, and says US must respond
US president says crew members are ‘safe and uninjured’ after attack near strait of Hormuz early on Tuesday Middle East crisis – live updates Donald Trump has blamed Iran for downing a US army helicopter near the strait of Hormuz on Tuesday and said the United States must respond to the attack. A drone boat rescued two army crew members who were onboard the Apache attack helicopter when it went down near the waterway that Iran has all but closed during its war with the US and Israel. Trump said in a social media post that both service members were “safe and uninjured”.
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The Guardian view on Ukraine and the prospects of peace: time to ramp up the pressure on Putin | Editorial
Russia’s ‘spring offensive’ is failing and Kyiv’s drones have brought the war to Moscow and other cities. Europe must strengthen Zelenskyy’s hand further Last week, Vladimir Putin responded with characteristic disdain to an open letter from Volodymyr Zelenskyy calling for face-to-face talks. Declining to mention Ukraine’s president by name at an economic forum in St Petersburg, he said that he saw “ no point ” in a meeting and insisted that all Russia’s war aims, including the annexation of the entirety of the eastern Donbas region, were on course to be met.
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Trump says Iran shot down US helicopter and vows to respond
Two crew members of the Apache helicopter that crashed following the attack were rescued by an American sea drone.
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Why ICC prosecutor Karim Khan was suspended - and what could happen next
Why ICC prosecutor Karim Khan was suspended - and what could happen next The International Criminal Court is in an unprecedented state of limbo. Its chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, has been suspended amid a campaign to remove him from office. Member states of the bureau of the Assembly of State Parties (ASP), the ICC's executive body, voted to suspend Khan on Monday after ignoring the outcome of a United Nations investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Khan - an investigation which they had themselves commissioned.
